Thank God She's Not Catholic!

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From AFP:

"Weddings involving British royals are governed by two laws, the 1772 Royal Marriages Act and the 1701 Act of Settlement.

The first dictates that the marriage of any lineal descendant of George III, who reigned from 1760 to 1801, is invalid unless royal consent is first given -- not an issue for Charles and Parker Bowles given that Queen Elizabeth has given the union her blessing.

The Act of Settlement prevents a Roman Catholic, or anyone married to a Roman Catholic, from succeeding to the throne -- again not a hurdle given that Parker Bowles is, like Charles, an Anglican.

"Constitutionally, there is no reason why the marriage should not go ahead," said constitutional expert and historian Lord Norman St John Stevas, who is also a former government minister.

"Her previous husband was Catholic, but she was never Catholic. Thank God she is not a Catholic -- that would create an even further confusion," he told ITV television news. "